DIY Homemade Clay Using Baking Soda Tutorial
Image credits: Our Upcycled Life via Youtube
Are you looking for a homemade clay recipe? Try this one from Our Upcycled Life on YouTube. This homemade clay only needs affordable materials already found in your home; no need to buy clay in your local craft store anymore! It’s also non-toxic – making it the perfect clay for your kids’ crafting projects.
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You can also color this DIY clay in a specific color that you want using food coloring. But the best part is that you can make this clay in less than an hour! This will be a perfect DIY project to make on a weekend with your friends. What are you waiting for? Start making yours by watching Our Upcycled Life’s video tutorial below, or continue reading down for the written instructions.
Materials:
- baking soda
- cornstarch
- measuring cups
- 1/4 cup of water
- mixing jug
- fork
- parchment paper
- food coloring (optional)
Directions:
Step 1
Put 1/4 cup of water in your mixing jug followed by 1/2 cup of baking soda, and 1/4 cup of cornstarch. Mix well, then take it to your stove, put it in a saucepan, and heat it at the lowest temperature. Keep stirring the mixture with a fork until it starts to thicken up. Remove it from the pan once it comes away from the side of the saucepan, and transfer it to a piece of parchment paper. Let it cool down completely.
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Step 2
Once the clay is completely cooled down, you can start molding it into the shapes that you want. You can also add some food coloring if you like your clay in a specific color. Your DIY clay is now finished!
